A Last Round Before Freddy’s Makes Way for Atlantic Yards

Freddy’s Bar, the Brooklyn dive that fought vehemently against the massive Atlantic Yards construction project, is finally closing up shop on Dean Street. But not without a party.

Writing on the bar’s web site, manager Donald O’Finn said there would be a “victory party” on Friday, April 30 to celebrate their fight against Bruce Ratner, the project’s billionaire developer. The bar will close on May 1.

What constitutes a victory for Freddy’s remains unclear. The bar, along with other local businesses and homeowners, fought the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards project, which will include a new arena for the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets as well as residential and commercial towers.

The stadium opponents lost their challenge in court. The bar will relocate to a building near Union Street and Fourth Avenue.

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